2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

2012 Ole Miss Rebels football
BBVA Compass Bowl champion
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Southeastern Conference
Western Division
Record 7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Dan Werner (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinator Dave Wommack (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Missouri   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 14 LSU *   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. T–5 Texas A&M   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Ole Miss *   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Auburn   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Hugh Freeze, who was in his first season with Ole Miss. The Rebels played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

On February 11, 2019, Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. In 2013, all wins except the Music City Bowl were vacated. In 2014, all wins except the Presbyterian game were vacated.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Ole Miss Alma mater (Year)
Hugh Freeze Head Coach 1st Southern Miss (1992)
Matt Luke Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line 1st Ole Miss (2000)
Dan Werner Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Western Michigan (1983)
Wesley McGriff Co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks 1st Savannah State (1990)
Dave Wommack Defensive coordinator/safeties 1st Missouri Southern State (1978)
Tom Allen Special teams coordinator/linebackers 1st Maranatha Baptist (1992)
Chris Kiffin Defensive line/recruiting coordinator For Defense 1st Colorado State (2005)
Maurice Harris Tight ends/recruiting coordinator For Offense 1st Arkansas State (1998)
Grant Heard Wide receivers 1st Ole Miss (2001)
Derrick Nix Running backs 5th Southern Miss (2002)
Paul Jackson Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 1st Montclair State (2006)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 pm No. 24 (FCS) Central Arkansas*
CSS PPV W 49–27 (vacated) 50,544
September 8 6:00 pm UTEP*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
 SECRN W 28–10 (vacated) 53,133
September 15 8:15 pm No. 14 Texas*
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
 ESPN L 31–66 61,797
September 22 11:00 am at Tulane*
FSN W 39–0 (vacated) 28,913
September 29 8:15 pm at No. 1 Alabama
ESPN L 14–33 101,821
October 6 6:00 pm Texas A&M
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
 ESPNU L 27–30 55,343
October 13 11:21 am Auburndagger
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
 SECN W 41–20 (vacated) 57,068
October 27 11:21 am at Arkansas
SECN W 30–27 (vacated) 55,378
November 3 2:30 pm at No. 7 Georgia
CBS L 10–37 92,746
November 10 6:00 pm Vanderbilt
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
 ESPNU L 26–27 60,572
November 17 2:30 pm at No. 8 LSU
CBS L 35–41 92,872
November 24 6:00 pm No. 25 Mississippi State
  • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)
 ESPNU W 41–24 (vacated) 61,005
January 5 1:00 pm vs. Pittsburgh*
ESPN W 38–17 (vacated) 59,135

Game summaries

Central Arkansas

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Central Arkansas 7 13 0 7 27
• Ole Miss 14 0 14 21 49
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 50,544
  • Game weather: 88, Fair
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • Television network: CSS
  • Sources:

UTEP

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 0 0 10 0 10
• Ole Miss 7 14 0 7 28
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 53,133
  • Game weather: 75, Fair
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • Television network: FSN
  • Sources:

Texas

See also: 2012 Texas Longhorns football team
1 2 3 4 Total
• #14 Texas 10 21 21 14 66
Ole Miss 0 10 14 7 31
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 61,797
  • Game weather: 79, Fair
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
  • Sources:

Tulane

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ole Miss 26 0 10 3 39
Tulane 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 28,913
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Steve LaMantia
  • Television network: FSN
Scoring summary
1 12:50 MISS Jeff Scott 13-yard run (pass failed) MISS 6-0
1 6:24 MISS Ja-Mes Logan 14-yard run (run failed) MISS 12-0
1 3:04 MISS Randall Mackey 28-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 19-0
1 1:24 MISS Donte Moncrief 23-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 26-0
3 7:56 MISS Jeff Scott 4-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) MISS 33-0
3 4:50 MISS Bryson Rose 40-yard field goal MISS 36-0
4 5:09 MISS Bryson Rose 47-yard field goal MISS 39-0

Alabama

See also: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 0 7 7 0 14
• #1 Alabama 6 21 0 6 33
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 8:26 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 72, Overcast
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
  • Sources:

Texas A&M

See also: 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
• Texas A&M 7 10 0 13 30
Ole Miss 10 7 3 7 27
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 55,343
  • Game weather: 50 degrees, Cloudy
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Angelina Mallen (sideline)
  • Sources:

Auburn

See also: 2012 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 17 3 0 20
• Ole Miss 14 3 7 17 41
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 11:21 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 57,068
  • Game weather: 72, Fair
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
  • Sources:

Arkansas

See also: 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ole Miss 0 21 3 6 30
Arkansas 10 7 0 10 27
  • Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Game start: 11:21 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:41
  • Game attendance: 55,378
  • Game weather: 49, Sunny
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
  • Sources:

Georgia

See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 3 7 0 0 10
• #7 Georgia 0 14 16 7 37
  • Location: Athens, Georgia
  • Game start: 3:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 78, Sunny
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color)
  • Sources:

Vanderbilt

See also: 2012 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
• Vanderbilt 3 3 14 7 27
Ole Miss 7 9 7 3 26
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:46
  • Game attendance: 60,572
  • Game weather: 72, Fair
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline)
  • Sources:

LSU

See also: 2012 LSU Tigers football team
Magnolia Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 14 7 7 7 35
• #8 LSU 7 10 3 21 41
  • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Game start: 2:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:46
  • Game attendance: 92,872
  • Game weather: 69, Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
  • Sources:

Mississippi State

See also: 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Egg Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Miss State 14 3 0 7 24
• Ole Miss 7 10 17 7 41
  • Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 61,005
  • Game weather: 39, Fair
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Jessica Mendoza (sideline)
  • Sources:

Pittsburgh

See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl
BBVA Compass Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh 0 10 0 7 17
• Ole Miss 14 10 7 7 38
  • Location: Birmingham, Alabama
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 59,135
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • Television network: ESPN
  • Sources: